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10+ years of independent journalism on UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and the reactions to it

Angus seeks consent to store flammable liquids at Saltfleetby

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 30, 2026

Star Energy update: revenue and production fall in 2025 plus share placing

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 30, 2026

Rathlin Energy founder quits

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 29, 2026

Minister clears way for formal refusal of Burniston frack plan

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 28, 2026

Burniston decision: reaction

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 24, 2026

Breaking: Burniston gas fracking rejected

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 24, 2026

Third Energy accused of seeking more time at Ryedale gas sites to prepare for fracking

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 14, 2019 • ( 7 Comments )

Councillors in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire have unanimously opposed Third Energy’s request for another 17 years to run six gas sites and a pipeline network.

Picture post: Tinker Lane restoration

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 13, 2019 • ( 11 Comments )

Eric Walton has been photographing the IGas shale gas site at Tinker Lane in north Nottinghamshire since construction work began in spring 2018.

New operations approved for West Newton oil and gas site

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 12, 2019 • ( 5 Comments )

Cold venting and acid squeeze have been approved at Rathlin Energy’s oil and gas site at West Newton in East Yorkshire.

Cuadrilla fails to fix well problem at Preston New Road fracking site

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 10, 2019 • ( 50 Comments )

Cuadrilla has confirmed it has not solved an ongoing mechanical problem with part of the fracked well at its shale gas site near Blackpool.

Weekend long read: Fractured communities – the seven-year story of what happened when fracking came to town

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 10, 2019 • ( 12 Comments )

It started with a dead puppy. This prompted nurse and single mother Stacey Haney to investigate whether her family was being poisoned by a shale gas site near her home in rural Pennsylvania.

Oil company seeks consent for road junction on common land

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 8, 2019 • ( 11 Comments )

The company behind plans to drill for oil and gas near the Surrey village of Dunsfold has applied for permission to build a road junction on common land.

UKOG to increase share of Horse Hill oil licences

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 7, 2019 • ( 5 Comments )

UK Oil & Gas plc reported today that it intended to increase its stake in the Horse Hill exploration licences in Surrey.

Roads to close for up to two months as Rathlin Energy begins tests at West Newton

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 6, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Rathlin Energy said today two roads and sections of footpaths had been closed again as work resumed at its East Yorkshire well site.

“UK fracking debate likely to stay deadlocked as neither side makes a compelling case” – new research

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 6, 2019 • ( 39 Comments )

Campaigners for and against fracking are failing to deliver a decisive blow to their opponents, according to a new study.

Comments sought on protest policing guidance

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 6, 2019 • ( 67 Comments )

A long-awaited consultation is underway on new guidance for policing protests.

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